Tickets
Tickets for practice rounds are pre-sold for the third straight year. Gates open at
7:30 a.m. If you don't have a ticket already for the Masters Tournament, you're out of luck.
There are no ticket booths open for the tournament.
To get on the list for updates on future Masters practice round tickets, send your name
and address to: The Masters
P.O. Box 2047
Augusta, GA., 30903
They`ll send you information on the ticket lottery.
The Augusta National Golf Club has a tape with practice round ticket information. Call (706) 667-6000.
Hours
Gates open at 7:30 a.m. and close after dark.
Cameras, Radios, etc.
Cameras, portable televisions, portable radios, audible paging
devices and cellular telephones are not allowed on the course. Cameras are allowed during practice rounds. Also restricted are folding
armchairs, rigid type chairs or stools, ladders and periscopes.
Food & Drinks
No coolers or containers of any type in which beverages can be carried are allowed on the course. Checkstands are located next to the parking lots at the
entrance gates. Fans who bring their lunch may check them without charge. Picnic grounds
are near Gate 10 and at the end of the patrons' corridor, near the main entrance. Here are
some prices of food and drinks at Augusta National:
- Sandwiches - $1-$2.50
- Drinks - $.75
- Souvenir cups - $1.25
- Beer - $1.50-$2.00
- Snacks - $.50
Autographs
There is a no-autograph policy on the golf course. Autographs will be
allowed only on the parking lot side of the clubhouse.
Souvenirs
Here are some prices of souvenirs in the outdoor golf shop at Augusta
National:
- Visors - $9
- Ladies clip-on visors - $11
- Old-time baseball hat - $21
- Bag towels - $9
- Bag tags - $7
- Lapel pins - $6
- T-shirts - $18, $16 children
- Men's shirts - $46-$115 (Bobby Jones brand most expensive)
- Women's shirts - $38-$100
- Shirt with collage of Masters Series Badges - $68
- Balls - 3-$9; Dozen-$36
- Umbrella - $33
- Suntan lotion - $4
Parking
Parking is available at Lot 1 off Washington Road and Lot 2 off Berckmans Road.
No permit is necessary during practice rounds, but is needed for the tournament. Overflow
parking is available for a charge at area businesses and homes. Spectators parked at
Gates 4 and 5 on Washington Road will be directed downtown on Washington Road to
connect with River Watch Parkway going back to Interstate 20. Those at Gate 6 on
Berckmans Road will be steered to Washington Road, then left directly toward I-20.
Drivers leaving Gate 10 will go left on Berckmans Road then right onto Wheeler Road to
eventually get to I-20. Need to get downtown during the week? Try River Watch
Parkway, Walton Way or Gordon Highway. Try leaving downtown in the afternoon on
Walton Way or Gordon Highway. But avoid River Watch Parkway in afternoon as some
traffic leaving the golf course will be steered from Washington Road to 15th Street and
onto River Watch Parkway.
Pro-Shop
Only those with proper credentials will be allowed
in the pro shop. Souvenirs may be purchased from stands on the grounds.
Best Spots
Driving range (260 yards from middle of teeing area to base of 65-foot high restraining
net); putting green. The vantage points on the course include behind the second green,
which gives access to the second hole, third tee, seventh green and eighth tee; behind the
12th tee, where spectators can see approach shots to No. 11, the entire 12th hole and tee
shots and second shots on the par-5 13th; and the hill behind the 18th green, where
spectators can see approach shots into the final green.
Searching
A legend of who is on
the course is posted, with starting time, at the No. 1 and No. 10 tees during practice
rounds. Give each group approximately two hours to complete nine holes. A "program''
sheet is made up each day during the tournament.
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